It's discovered down mistaken paths and in heartfelt hardships. Val Davis' life has had its share of both. Music has always been his companion through it all. From his Southeast Missouri church upbringing where he fell in love with music, through his days of bad choices and worse booze to now; music is who he is.

These days Val is busy making a living, fathering 5 kids and working on his second album. His first album "Texas Sky" garnered a lot of attention for something done during spare time in his home office. It was featured on NPRs "All Songs Considered", received regular airplay at WXPN in Philadelphia, has been played on college radio stations and hundreds of Internet radio stations and podcasts. After many weeks in the #1 position on the acoustic charts, it has settled in the top #10 all time at Garageband.com.

Val's music has been compared to a cross between Stephen Stills and Peter Gabriel though such comparisons make Val uncomfortable. His music is what it is; poetic, flowing and real. Val says "my main hope with my music is that it moves people and maybe gives them pause to think". His influences include those he is compared to as well as Leo Kottke, David Wilcox, James Taylor, Michael Hedges and many others.

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